Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

Overview

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (formerly "Imagine") is a program from Microsoft that makes selected software available to students free of charge. The software includes technologies such as Windows Server, Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server and Platform SDK to enhance studies in the field of software development and testing. With the help of these, pupils and students should have the opportunity to use professional tools at an early stage to realize ideas and learn skills for the modern working world.

The Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching offer is available to selected pupils and students from accredited educational institutions (universities, universities of applied sciences, grammar schools, vocational and trade schools). For Osnabrück University, these are exclusively the students of the School of Business Administration and Economics (FB9). Use of the software is restricted as follows:

"Pupils and students may use the software without restriction for study and research purposes. The software may not be used for business or other commercial purposes. However, Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching has established a partnership with the Microsoft App Store teams to enable students to create games and applications for the Windows Store. This is the only case where students are allowed to use software available on Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching for commercial purposes."

Further information:  https://imagine.microsoft.com/de-de/institutions/faq

The Azure Dev Tools for Teaching program includes the following product groups:

  • Client operating systems (including Windows 10)
  • Developer tools (including Visual Studio 2017, SQL Server Developer)
  • Server operating systems (including Hyper-v Server 2016, SQL Server 2016)
  • Applications (including Access 2016, Visio 2016)
  • Office products (such as Word, Excel) are explicitly not included

Students of the School of Business Administration and Economics (FB9) can access the Microsoft Imagine online portal via the following link:  Microsoft Azure-Dev-Tools-for-Teaching-Onlineportal.

 

 Instructions for using the Azure Dev Tools for Teaching online portal